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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Pronunciation Guide Please
Message-ID: <793@sugar.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 22-Sep-87 02:12:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: sugar.793
Posted: Tue Sep 22 02:12:52 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 01:54:16 EDT
References: <43700021@uicsrd> <165@snark.UUCP>
Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX
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In article <165@snark.UUCP>, eric@snark.UUCP (Eric S. Raymond) writes:
> In article <673@sugar.UUCP>, peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
> > > UNIX V
> > 	"UNIX System 5" or "System 5"
> > > UNIX V7
> > 	"Version 7 UNIX" or "Version 7"
> Who uses these long names unless they're being really formal?

I do. I usually say "System five" and "version seven". But then I talk to
a lot of people who aren't dedicated UNIX hackers.

> 	System V Release 2 = "sys-five-ahrr-two" or "five-ahrr-two"
		"five point two"
> 	4.1BSD = "four-point-one" or "four-one"     \
> 	4.2BSD = "four-point-two" or "four-two"     |- "bee-ess-dee" optional
> 	4.3BSD = "four-point-three" or "four-three" /
		Often just "BSD" or "four BSD". If it's still 4.1 at this
		point in time I hope it's at least 4.1D. Otherwise it's
		really not important.

Why do people bother including signatures?
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